iPhone 5 Specs: What does the iPhone 5 do?

Apple’s newest device is thinner and comes with a larger screen. Here's a look at what it offers. -- Associated Press and staff reportsNext

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Price: A 16GB version costs $199, a 32GB version costs $299, and a 64 GB costs $399.
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Thinner, lighter: The new phone is made entirely of glass and aluminium. Apple calls it its thinnest and lightest yet, at 7.6 millimeters (0.3 inch) thick and weighing 122 grams (4.3 ounces). It’s 18 percent thinner than the iPhone 4S and 20 percent lighter. Pictured is Apple marketing senior vice president Phil Schiller.
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Bigger screen: It also has a bigger screen, measuring 4 inches diagonally. This allows for an additional row of icons.
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4G LTE: As expected, the new phone will be capable of using the faster 4G cellular networks known as LTE. Sprint, Verizon and AT&T will support it in the United States. Apple says the iPhone 5 will have faster Wi-Fi, along with a faster processing chip.
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New power source: The iPhone is getting a new connector to attach to computers and chargers. It had been using the same one from the iPod. That means the new iPhone won’t be compatible with old accessories, though Schiller said accessory makers are already working to update their products. Apple will sell an adapter to work with older accessories.
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Better battery: Schiller says the new phone will have a battery with eight hours of talk time and eight hours of Web browsing.
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Better sound: The new iPhone has three microphones instead of two. They are located on the back, the front and the bottom. It also comes with a noise-canceling earpiece for better sound.
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Improved camera: It will have an 8-megapixel camera, with special features to eliminate noise in images and perform better in low light. There’s also a feature that lets you stitch multiple images of a landscape for a panoramic view.
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New software: As previously announced, Apple is releasing a new version of its phone software, iOS 6. It will have a new mapping software, as Apple ditches the one from Google it had been using. The new software will have turn-by-turn voice navigation — a feature Google had limited to Android versions of its mapping app. Apple says the phone’s virtual assistant, Siri, will be giving the directions.
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